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See Three Man United Stars Who Deserve Not To Wear The Shirt Anymore

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5 years ago

December 13, 2019

When you mention big clubs in Europe, you definitely can’t ignore a traditional club like Manchester United. They are arguably the most successful club in English football and have won loads of trophies both locally and also on the continent.

File photo from Opera.com: Man United club

A club like Man United always attract big names due to the assurance of winning silverware and getting to gain more popularity also. This has become a thing of the past as United are now a shadow of themselves since the departure of former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

It’s been neither here nor there for the English club, they’ve had couple of managers and brought in some big names but yet, the results are still the same.

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When you look at some Players who currently play for the club, it becomes a huge slap on the face to know how much playing time they’ve been getting despite not being good enough for a club as big as Man United.

Let’s take a look at players who don’t deserve to wear the Club’s shirt and must be sold if the club truly wants to move forward and become a formidable force once again.

Jesse Lingard

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Lingard is a product of Man United academy, he signed a professional contract with the club in 2011. He was then loaned out to clubs like Leicester City, Birmingham, Brighton and etc.

His best loan spell came at Birmingham in the 2013/14 season where he made thirteen appearances for the club scoring six goals.

Lingard has been a major part of the Man United team since 2015, he’s had some great performances no doubt about that but for a club as demanding as Man United, you need to be very consisted. So far, Lingard has made 121 appearances scoring just 17 goals.

In the days of Sir Alex, players like Lingard will definetly not get enough playing time and will be loaned out until they are eventually sold. Considering Lingard’s age, he will be 27 by December and already looks like he’s past his peak. At this age, you can hardly improve anymore and will only be playing based on the experiences you’ve gathered over the years.

If Man United are really serious with challenging other big clubs in Europe for Silverware, they must sell Jesse Lingard and get someone who will add something better to the squad.

Andreas Periera

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Periera is another product of Man United’s academy. He signed his professional contract with the club in 2014. He was then loaned to Spanish clubs Granada and Valencia. His performance in Spain convinced the club to bring him back to the squad and make him an integral part of the team.

Since his reintroduction to the squad, Periera has barely impressed the coaches and even the fans. He has made 32 appearances scoring just twice.

This is a flattering stat for a club as big as Man United. The priorities are definitely different from the clubs he played for in Spain and this makes it a more challenging task for the Brazilian.
If this is the best Periera can give to the club despite being given enough playing time, then he doesn’t deserve to wear the Man United shirt anymore as it has proved way too big for him.

Frederico Rodrigues (FRED)

File photo from Opera.com: Frederico Rodrigues (FRED)

It’s a known fact in the Premier League that most top Brazilians have always struggled to impress and never really hit the ground after been brought to the league for a huge sum of money. Fred has followed that lane as well and has seriously struggled to make a mark in the United squad since he was bought from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018.

He came in with a lot of hype and most fans already saw him as an immediate hit for the club. So far, Fred has made just 26 appearances for the club scoring once. It’s a very poor stat considering the amount he was bought and how demanding a club like Man United is.

The few times he has played, he never really had a superb performance that could convince the manager to keep faith in him and trust him to do well. Fred can’t continue this way and he needs to find a club where he can get to play regularly and rediscover his lost potentials.

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BREAKING: 281 Inmates Missing From Custodial Centre After Borno Flood – NCoS

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6 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The Nigerian Correctional Service has declared 281 inmates missing from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The service noted that this followed an evacuation process in the aftermath of the flood incident in the state, as seven inmates were returned to the centre.

In a statement on Sunday in Abuja by its spokesman, Umar Abubakar, the service released the details of the inmates, including their biometrics.

Abubakar said, “The Nigerian Correctional Service has observed the flooding currently being experienced in Maiduguri, Borno State, and its environment.

“The unfortunate incident has left scars, bringing down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Maiduguri (MSCC), as well as the staff quarters in the City.

“Upon the evacuation of inmates by officers of the service with support from sister security agencies to a safe and secure facility, 281 inmates were observed to be missing.”

He, however, added that “it is important to note that the service is in custody of their details, including their biometrics, which is being made available to the public below.

“The service is working in synergy with other security agencies as both covert and overt deployments have been activated to look out for them.

“Presently, a total of seven inmates have been recaptured and returned to custody, while efforts are on ground to track down the rest and bring them back to safe custody.”

“While this effort is on, the public is assured that the incidence does not impede or affect public safety.”

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JUST IN: First Set Of Trucks Begin Loading Of Fuel At Dangote Refinery [VIDEO]

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8 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The Dangote Refinery has announced that the first set of trucks is set to load Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at the facility.

Dangote Group disclosed this in a video posted on its official X account on Sunday.

“HAPPENING NOW: First set of trucks set for loading of PMS at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery,” the company stated.

This comes as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited NNPCL, on Saturday announced that over 300 trucks had arrived at the Dangote Refinery to load petrol.

DAILY POST reports that this is the first time in years that locally produced petrol will be loaded in Nigeria.

Earlier, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun and the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, said that all agreements had been made for NNPCL to lift petrol from Dangote Refinery.

Petroleum marketers have said that the commencement of petrol distribution from the Dangote Refinery will end fuel scarcity and eventually lead to price reduction.

Watch video:

HAPPENING NOW: First set of trucks set for loading of PMS at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. pic.twitter.com/rEPbjGqCS0

— Dangote Group (@DangoteGroup) September 15, 2024

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JUST IN: Sowore Released After Arrest At Lagos Airport

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11 hours ago

September 15, 2024

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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest.

Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.

He wrote, “I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport was seized, and they told me they had orders to detain me.

“This is not unexpected because I have always known that it is part of the broader clampdown by the fascist @officialAbat regime on dissent and their fear of the upcoming #FearlessINOctober revolt.

“In case this becomes another prolonged and protracted detention, I urge our citizens to ensure they ALL stop tyranny by all means acceptable and necessary, by engaging in the planned series of direct actions slated for 1 October and beyond.”

His flight left Washington Dulles International Airport at 6.14 EDT and arrived in Lagos at around 9.43am.

On Thursday, 12 September 2024, a DSS memo ordering the arrest of Sowore upon his arrival in Nigeria was leaked.

However, in a post via his official X handle, Sowore disclosed that he had been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his passport had been released to him after it was earlier confiscated.

He wrote, “I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport released back to me.”